Articles Tagged: Domestic violence

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Sunday after police say she shot several times at a man who she had been living with while involved in an intimate relationship.

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Man still has other pending cases for domestic assault and violating sex offender registration requirements.

An investigation revealed a history of domestic abuse by an Iowa City man charged earlier this year with fatally assaulting the mother of his toddler.

A divided Iowa Supreme Court last week upheld two laws restricting firearm access, one related to domestic violence protective orders and the other to possession of illegal drugs while carrying a weapon.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested over the weekend after police say he punched his girlfriend in the face, stabbed her multiple times with a screwdriver and held her against her will.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges of domestic abuse after a four-hour standoff with Cedar Rapids police officers, according to authorities.

Joshua Perry, 34, was charged with the murder in January of Victoria Skarda, 33, who authorities say was the mother of his child.

An Iowa City man has been charged with domestic abuse in an assault that happened Monday morning, hours before a woman he lived with was found dead in circumstances police say are “suspicious.” Police have not said whether they believe the domestic abuse is related to the woman’s death.

A judge gave a Cedar Rapids man with a lengthy history of assaults less prison time for trying to kill ex-girlfriend because of his age, back issues and because the judge said he didn’t believe the man was at risk to reoffend.

A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for trying to kill his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her multiple time and striking her in the head with a claw hammer. The judge said his version of events was “ridiculous and unbelievable” and the victim was credible.

A Cedar Rapids man who had an outstanding warrant for domestic abuse, now faces 10 more charges for beating and sexually assaulting a woman because she didn’t do what he wanted.

A woman, during her former fiance’s sentencing on Tuesday, said he blames alcohol for his behavior in April but there’s no excuse for him kicking, punching and stomping on her, causing multiple face, eye, rib and neck injuries. She still has emotional trauma from that night.

Christopher Wuchter, 38, of Earlville, who assaulted his girlfriend and her child over a puppy, was sentenced to illegally possessing firearms while being a drug user. Authorities found drugs and 30 firearms -- two were sawed-off shotguns -- in his home.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday after a standoff with police that started when Cedar Rapids police responded to reports of a violent domestic situation.